A note from my daughter's class was sent home, announcing that they will have a "dress up as your favourite animal" day on Monday.
Normally, this would be an easy thing, seeing that there are a plethora of costumes available during this Halloween season. Or, like most animal costumes, are easy to create with a few simple sewing or ingenious craft ideas.
What do you do, if your daughter's favourite animal is a HIPPOPOTAMUS?!?! And there is no persuading to use existing costumes we have in her tickle trunk, like cats, bunnies or tigers? ("Those aren't my FAVOURITES, MOM!")
With both a birthday and a graduation party this weekend, as well as pre-planning our winter trip, I think this assignment is just ONE more thing to do this for this crazy nutty weekend...ugh!!!
At least dinner tonight will be nutty...in a good way!
Normally, this would be an easy thing, seeing that there are a plethora of costumes available during this Halloween season. Or, like most animal costumes, are easy to create with a few simple sewing or ingenious craft ideas.
What do you do, if your daughter's favourite animal is a HIPPOPOTAMUS?!?! And there is no persuading to use existing costumes we have in her tickle trunk, like cats, bunnies or tigers? ("Those aren't my FAVOURITES, MOM!")
With both a birthday and a graduation party this weekend, as well as pre-planning our winter trip, I think this assignment is just ONE more thing to do this for this crazy nutty weekend...ugh!!!
At least dinner tonight will be nutty...in a good way!
Almond Crusted Chicken
I don’t like to fry our food but love the taste…so I adapted Martha Stewart’s original recipe by using Panko bread crumbs and oven baked this (no pan searing) to make this crunchy. This makes an easy quick meal. Here’s my adaptation…
- ¾ cup Panko bread crumbs (found in the bread section along with regular bread crumbs)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. water
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ½ cups sliced almonds, crushed into pieces
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter.
- Salt, pepper and other seasoning (like Italian seasoning)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400degrees.
- In a medium bowl, season Panko bread crumbs with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning
- Place eggs in a small bowl with 2 tsp. of water, and beat lightly.
- Dip the chicken in the egg.
- Dip the chicken in the Panko bread crumb mixture.
- Dip in the egg again.
- Coat with almonds.
- Place slivers of the butter in a cast iron skillet (or any oven proof skillet).
- Place the chicken on top of butter.
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour.
- Serve.
Great recipe....I will try this...I had the same problem with my daughter...On Monday they are supposed to be a storybook character and I had to do Fancy Nancy....She did not want any other costume! Thanks for coming by Coastal Charm and visiting my home tour!
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